Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Aftermath by L.A. Witt

7 reviews

jennp28's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a surprising read. I was expecting the chronic pain/disability to be a minor plot point but instead it was a main feature of the story and the romance aspect worked around it. There was lots of honest modified-sex scenes and lots of comfort and no magic cures. I thought it was really well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Grief, Medical content, Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Infertility

amris's review

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, and Child abuse

tragicgloom's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Ableism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infertility, and Infidelity

kharlan3's review against another edition

(m/m, contemporary, romance). This may be my favorite one so far. A recently divorced bi massage therapist single dad meets a former professional hockey player recovering from catastrophic injuries with ED. Dogs!! I liked Jon’s refusal to find Brent a burden, and the abusive/manipulative dad storyline was effective. I really liked the creative sex and journey around that. The best part was obviously them adopting the dogs, duh. There was some weirdness with this audiobook- the narrator for Jon was oddly quiet/solemn on the chapter names, and there was one moment of what sounded like strange re-records on a Brent chapter. Only a little distracting though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol and Animal cruelty

ollie_again's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.75

 So far, my favourite out of the series. The story was really fleshed out (it was also the longest book so far) and I was invested in it. Both MCs had their own set of worries and they were not one dimensional.

One night stand turns to a couple of men seeking comfort in each other's company. The hurt/comfort aspect of this was pretty great, because both men are for different reasons starved of intimacy and company. Weirdly enough, I most enjoyed the inclusion of

erectile dysfunction

in this story, because that's something I've never came across in M/M (or any) book. It was handled very well in my opinion and it added another layer to the relationship between Jon and Brent.

Despite the book being relatively long as it is, I wouldn't mind another 50 pages at the end just to enjoy the smooth landing of the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Car accident and Medical content

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Mental illness

irisheyz77's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

**I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.**

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this installment in the Vino & Veritas series and while this one was a quick read with many feels there was just something about it that didn't click with me. I really enjoyed these two MCs and their love story but kind felt that once they met each other that almost every other character fell by the wayside. It felt very siloed. However, I did like how LA Witt handled the issues of these two broken men and how she helped to heal them both by finding the other. I was also glad that this one was over 300 pages as so many in this series have felt short and rushed which gave plenty of time for character and plot development. Overall, a good read but not my favorite in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Toxic Relationship is between an MC and his father